Rules

In the 2026 Bridge Madness Tournament, 16 London bridges go pier-to-pier in a reader’s choice tournament to pick the best one. I engaged with approximately 18 bridges across the River Thames on my last trip to London. Because the Blackfriars Station Railway Bridge was under construction when I was there, it is not included in this tournament. The Jubilee-Hungerford Bridges are either 1 or 3 bridges depending on how you count them. For the purposes of this tournament, we are counting them as 1 bridge to stay with our usual 16 tournament bridges.

Beginning March 1, you will be able to vote for your favorite bridge in each bracket. The champion bridge will be announced on March 29. Don’t forget to come back each week to vote your favorite bridge to #1!

Each round of voting will go live at 8 AM on the scheduled Sunday and close at noon the following Saturday. The schedule is:

• March 1 – Sweet Sixteen
• March 8 – Elite Eight
• March 15 – Final Four
• March 22 – Championship
• March 29 – Winner announced

The 16 London Bridges in this tournament are listed below. Click on the links to learn more about urbantraipsing’s encounter with each bridge.

• Albert Bridge
• Battersea Bridge
• Battersea Railroad Bridge
• Blackfriars Bridge
• Cannon Street Railway Bridge
• Chelsea Bridge
• Grosvenor Bridge
• Jubilee Bridges – Hungerford Bridge
• Lambeth Bridge
• London Bridge
• Millennium Bridge
• Southwark Bridge
• Tower Bridge
• Vauxhall Bridge
• Waterloo Bridge
• Westminster Bridge

Bridge Madness 2026 Map